$10 a month could help LUPE provide an hour of English classes for immigrants trying to make a better life for their family.
Al Colegio, Si Se Puede! Read about LUPE’s intern, Cecilia Corral, and her summer helping to prepare high school students for college.
Cecilia Corral (Picture by Gabe Hernandez | gabrielh@themonitor.com)
UTPA and STC advocacy for the DREAM Act. Over the Fall 2010 semester, LUPE student volunteers educated UTPA and STC students on the importance of passing the DREAM Act.
Organizing against Texas anti-immigrant legislation. Youth and students collected postcards in their class rooms, at church, and at home against the over 70 pieces of anti-immigrant legislation filed in Texas’ 82nd Legislative Session.
Cesar Chavez March and International Workers’ Day planning. Youth are an increasingly important part of the planning for the yearly Cesar Chavez March and May Day events. Youth volunteers worked with LUPE members and other community organizations throughout the planning and execution process for the two major events. Check out the fruits of their labor here and here.
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Designed by Michael Stratton.